Managing Psychological Stress in Marriage

Catch tell-tale signs and incorporate Yogic routines

- Smt. Priyamvada Waghmare

It is said that stress is a natural response to internal or external stressors that can affect mood, behaviour, and health. It is a state of altered homeostasis that can be caused by responses both within and outside of an individual's awareness. While small amounts of stress can be beneficial, prolonged or overwhelming stress can increase the risk of mental and physical health problems.

Feeling anxious once in a while and having anxiety are two very different things - the former constitutes normal day-to-day worries, while the latter begins with a thought or feeling that you become fixated upon, leading you down a rabbit hole of anxiety, sometimes coupled with legit physical symptoms (like a racing heart and profuse sweating). Tell-tale signs are when:

• The anxiety does not diminish.

• When it gets coupled with other symptoms.

• When one is unable to concentrate.

• When one starts worrying.

• When decision making becomes difficult.

• When one starts avoiding things.

• When there is difficulty falling asleep.

• When one feels discontent.